Mexican Wedding Cookies
The Easiest Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe (Only 5 Ingredients!)
There is something magical about a recipe that takes minimal effort but delivers maximum crowd-pleasing results. I love simple recipes, and these Mexican Wedding Cookies are as simple as can be. You take just five everyday pantry ingredients and turn them into something completely delicious, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth amazing.
The first time I made them, they went so fast that I literally had to make another batch the next day just to satisfy the cravings in my house!
Whether you call them Mexican Wedding Cookies, snowball cookies, or Russian tea cakes, these little treats are an absolute classic. They make a great addition to your holiday baking lineup, but honestly? They are perfect for anytime of the year when you want a sweet treat with your coffee or tea.
Why You’ll Love This Snowball Cookie Recipe
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Only 5 Ingredients: No eggs, no baking powder, no complicated shopping list.
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Naturally Egg-Free: Great for baking for crowds or anyone with egg allergies.
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Perfect Texture: They are incredibly tender, buttery, and have a classic crumbly texture that melts the second you take a bite.
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Make-Ahead Friendly: The dough freezes beautifully, making your holiday prep a breeze.
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 C all-purpose flour
- powdered sugar to roll the cookies in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Whip the butter and vanilla together.
- Gradually mix in the powdered sugar; mix in the salt and flour.
- Pinch off small pieces of dough; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes; slightly brown around the edges.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
- Before serving, roll in powdered sugar.
- Take a bite and enjoy!
How to Store and Freeze
These cookies store beautifully, which is why they are such a staple for holiday cookie exchanges. Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
If you want to freeze them, you can freeze the baked, unsugared cookies for up to three months. When you’re ready to serve, let them thaw at room temperature and then give them their double coat of powdered sugar.
Step by step photo directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Whip the butter and vanilla together.
Gradually mix in the powdered sugar; mix in the salt and flour.
Pinch off small pieces of dough; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 11-13 minutes; slightly brown around the edges.
no entiendo que significa la C
que representa la taza
me pueden decir si el azucar y la harina son tazas
Ambos son en tazas
I know the recipe calls for all-purpose flour. Could I substitute that with self-rising? I know to omit salt
I've never tried it, but I think it will work just fine.
any kind of nuts, coconut, dried cranberries…. any of these can be added…
even a chocolate chip hidden in the middle.
I've made these for over 40 years and ALWAYS delicious!
I've even had friends say their gift of a dozen never made it home …all eaten in the car !
Very delicious!
Nuts are essential when I bake them. Sent several dozen as Christmas gifts this year!
This may sound silly but….do you use salted or unsalted butter? 🙂
The recipe calls for unsalted, however you can use salted; you would just omit the salt in the recipe then 😉
All the bakers in my family have been making these cookies for years, also with the chopped pecans. I make them both ways – love them! To me, they're basically shortbread. Thanks for posting this timeless classic recipe.
I make those with pecans too. We call them "snowballs".
I make cookies similar to these, except mine have finely chopped pecans in them. They are one of my favorite Christmas cookies!! Also I roll them in the powdered sugar as soon as they come out of the oven and again after they are completely cool…
without the pecans, they are just globs of dough!! lol
think i may try these to send my husband whos deployed for his Christmas care package !
What a thoughtful thing to do…tell him I said Thank-you for his service.
Gorgeous cookies! 🙂